. >> reporter: lindsey is stuart and brian bond were the picture-perfect couple. they were set to wed on august 10th, until they decided to take a boat ride friday night up the hudson river. just minutes after leaving the marina, around 10:00 p.m., the small speed boat carrying six people struck a barge. the bride to be and best man were ejected. the groom to be was among the four survivors, knocked unconscious. when he awoke, he immediately called for help. >> there was a body recovered of the female that fit the description of the person missing. >> lindsey stuart, the 30-year-old bride to be. here she is on facebook showing off her engagement ring and this one with her sister. her mother spoke to reporters hours earlier when there was still hope her daughter was alive. >> she is supposed to be married two weeks from today. >> reporter: what's worse, authorities say, it appears the driver of the boat, a 35-year-old man, a friend of the couple, was intoxicated. he has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and vehicular assault. a horrific ending to what was su